A Comparative Study of Multilingualism in the Linguistic Landscapes of Zhongyang Street, Harbin at Different Periods  

作　　者：阮祎健 崔亚茹 RUAN Yi-jian;CUI Ya-ru(Northeast Forestry University,Harbin 150040,China)

机构地区：[1]Northeast Forestry University,Harbin 150040,China

出　　处：《海外英语》2020年第4期77-80,共4页Overseas English

基　　金：东北林业大学外国语学院国家级大学生创新训练项目(项目编号201910225070)。

摘　　要：This paper compares the multilingualism in the linguistic landscapes of Zhongyang Street in the beginning of the 20th century(before 1932)and now.The distribution of languages is discussed with Russian being dominant in the first period and sim plified Chinese being dominant now.The connection between societal factors and the multilingualism are also discussed in the as pects of politics,demography,business,tourism,globalization,etc.Results show that while the multilingualism of the past was more a result of different ethnic groups living together and competition between different ethnicities in business,today’s is more for communication and tourism purposes.This paper compares the multilingualism in the linguistic landscapes of Zhongyang Street in the beginning of the 20 th century(before 1932) and now. The distribution of languages is discussed with Russian being dominant in the first period and sim-plified Chinese being dominant now. The connection between societal factors and the multilingualism are also discussed in the as-pects of politics, demography, business, tourism, globalization, etc. Results show that while the multilingualism of the past wasmore a result of different ethnic groups living together and competition between different ethnicities in business, today’s is more forcommunication and tourism purposes.

关 键 词：MULTILINGUALISM LINGUISTIC LANDSCAPE societal FACTORS Zhongyang STREET 

分 类 号：H0[语言文字—语言学]